Horror as a man 'kills his six grandchildren and daughter before turning gun on himself' in small northern Florida town... 13 years after accidentally shooting his 8 year-old son dead while hunting
Don Spirit, 51, who allegedly killed his daughter Sarah, 28, and six of her children, shot and killed his son eight-year-old son Kyle while hunting in 2001
The shooting took place in the small town of Bell, 30 miles west of Gainesville,
Florida law enforcement says it appears to be a 'murder suicide'
Cops confirmed the suspect called 911, saying he was going to 'harm others'
A convicted felon has allegedly killed his six grandchildren and an adult daughter in a murder suicide in northern Florida - 13 years after he accidentally shot his eight-year-old son dead in a hunting accident.
Don Spirit, 51, is said to have gunned down daughter, Sarah, 28, and her six sons and daughters, before turning the gun on himself in Bell, a town of only 350 people 30 miles west of Gainesville.
Dead are:
Don Spirit, 51
Sarah Lorraine Spirit, 28
Kaleb Kuhlmann, 11
Kylie Kuhlmann, 9
Johnathon Kuhlmann, 8
Destiny Stewart, 5
Brandon Stewart, 4
Alanna Stewart, 3 months old
(Kyle Spirit, 8, was shot and killed in 2001)
Spirit served time in prison a decade ago after the shooting death of his 8-year-old son, Kyle. Although the killing was ruled a hunting accident, Spirit, who had a prison record and could not possess a gun legally, and received a three-year sentence for possessing the firearm that killed his son.
